Overview
American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in West Germany, but the Americans have an unexpected problem convincing the hijackers to stay in the West. Based on a true story.
Director and cast
- Jiří Dohnal as passenger Horvát, deputy
- Ladislav Pešek as passenger Prokop, development worker
- Antonín Klimša as passenger Gerbec, miner
- Bohuš Záhorský as passenger Ryšánek, associate professor
- Jaroslav Mareš as passenger Tonic, fitter
- Božena Obrová as passenger Liduška, Toník's wife
- František Klika as passenger Řezníček, a former café owner
- Miloš Kopecký as passenger Rychman, musician
- Soňa Červená as passenger Grábnerová, the pilot's wife
- Jozef Sodoma as passenger Ján Hajdaš, miner
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